Publications by authors named "Caitlin McWilliams"

Background: Public resources to answer pertinent research questions about the impact of illness and treatment on people with mental health problems are limited. To target funds effectively and efficiently and maximize the health benefits to populations, prioritizing research areas is needed. Research agendas are generally driven by researcher and funder priorities, however, there is growing recognition of the need to include user-defined research priorities to make research more relevant, needs-based and efficient.

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Background: The international literature has largely conceptualised transition to university as a process of adjustment to both the social and the academic demands of university life. Several factors influence this process including: student, parent and university staff expectations; student preparedness; and student belongingness. Moreover, some student groups (groups well-represented in nursing) appear to have particular difficulty in successfully transitioning to university life.

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Background: Despite policy and practice mandates for patient involvement, people with serious mental illness often feel marginalised in decisions about antipsychotic medication. Aims To examine stakeholder perspectives of barriers and facilitators to involving people with serious mental illness in antipsychotic prescribing decisions.

Method: Systematic thematic synthesis.

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